Graphic Design Specialist

Job Description

Description:

We are seeking a creatively driven and technically proficient Graphic Design Specialist to join our Marketing & Communications team. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role responsible for delivering a wide range of visual design outputs across both digital and offline channels – from social media assets, email visuals, and web graphics to brochures, outdoor advertising, event collateral, and corporate presentations. Operating within a rapidly growing, multi-brand integrated livability platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality visual design outputs across a full 360° range of digital and offline formats, including social media graphics, email templates, digital advertising banners, website assets, brochures, corporate reports, outdoor advertising (OOH), event signage, and branded collateral
• Translate brand strategy, marketing briefs, and campaign concepts into visually compelling, audience-appropriate design – maintaining consistency and creative excellence across all executions
• Develop and maintain the organisation’s design system, including templates, asset libraries, brand guidelines, typography standards, and colour palettes, ensuring visual consistency across all touchpoints and business lines
• Support the rollout and ongoing evolution of the group’s visual identity across all sub-brands, verticals, and marketing channels, contributing to a cohesive and distinctive brand presence in the market
• Design digital-first assets optimised for LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and other relevant platforms, applying platform-specific best practices for dimensions, formats, and visual hierarchy
• Create motion graphics, animated social content, and short-form video graphics to elevate digital storytelling and drive audience engagement across owned and paid channels
• Design and prepare print-ready files for a range of offline applications including large-format printing, outdoor billboards, exhibition stands, event backdrops, retail and wayfinding signage, and branded merchandise, adhering to full production specifications including bleed, trim, CMYK colour profiles, and press-ready file standards
• Design and lay out corporate presentations, pitch decks, investor materials, and executive communications, ensuring a polished, on-brand, and professionally finished result
• Coordinate with print vendors, production houses, signage suppliers, and external creative agencies on design handoffs, proofing cycles, revision rounds, and final artwork approvals
• Provide art direction and creative briefing for photography and videography productions, ensuring all visual outputs align with brand standards and campaign creative intent
• Support the planning and execution of corporate events, exhibitions, and activations from a design perspective; producing event collateral, digital screen content, stage graphics, and branded environment assets
• Leverage AI-powered design and creative tools including, but not limited to Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, DALL-E, and Canva AI, to accelerate ideation, asset generation, and concept exploration, while maintaining brand integrity and human creative oversight at all times
• Stay current with emerging design trends, visual culture, and AI-driven creative technologies relevant to the UAE and GCC market, proactively recommending innovative approaches to elevate the organisation’s visual presence
• Manage multiple concurrent design projects with varying deadlines, maintaining high output quality and clear, proactive communication with internal stakeholders throughout each project lifecycle
• Collaborate closely with the digital marketing, social media, and events functions to ensure visual design is fully integrated into campaign execution and consistent across all channels
• Ensure all design output adheres to brand guidelines, accessibility best practices, and UAE cultural sensitivities including awareness of local aesthetics, Arabic typography principles, and bilingual layout requirements where applicable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, or a closely related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of professional graphic design experience, supported by a strong and diverse portfolio across both digital and print outputs
• Proficiency in Figma or Adobe XD for digital asset creation, UI-adjacent design tasks, and interactive prototype development
• Strong command of digital design principles including platform-specific formatting standards, and responsive design considerations
• Solid understanding of print production workflows, preparation of files for offset, digital, and large-format printing; bleed, trim marks, CMYK and PMS colour specifications, and press-ready delivery formats
• Meticulous attention to detail and a rigorous approach to quality assurance
• Strong project management and organisational skills, manage multiple briefs simultaneously, meet tight deadlines, and maintain quality under pressure